'A serious outrage was committed by alone bandit on an express train bound for Shanghai from Nanking on October 19 which resulted in the death of a railway employee and the wounding of another. The affair mitted shortly after the trai left the Chinkiang station.
Having shot the train men, the nian attempted to escape by jump ing. from the train, travelling at a fairly' high rate of speed at the. time, but he. was thrown violently to the ground and was seriously injured. He was Inter picked up by soldiers rushed to the spot from Tanyang_ station Dut he is not expected to recover.
According to the oficial report which has been presented to the Tailway administration by." eye: Witnesses, the train left. Chinkiang Station at 2 asin. for Shanghai. isnot known exactly how the man managed to get on board, some being, of the belief that he' concealed self on the roof whilst the train jas waiting at Chinkiang, others pining that while the train slowed to. past through the Pao Kan Shan tunnel, he jumped from above the entrance tothe tunnel the roof of the moving carriages Nevertheless, he sueceetied in lower: ing himself into the train gnatd's conch, there being presen: at. the time the guard and & luggage koeDi," There were no passengers nor twas there any armed guard station-fed in the van at the Sime, Them was stated, was dressed in s Sun Yat-sen uniform and he carried a pistol, Seeing him enter, the guard told him that the conch was not for passengers that he mest move himself those "ey "apart for passenger However, the man refused to Ten and. the' guard. threatened the armed' eunrds who were 4 ing in other carriages at the time.
Hearing this, the man suddenly drew hin pistol and fied six shots nuceesslon, five of which struck the luggage keeper, who fell fatally Wounded andthe sixth caused slight injury to the train guard. Having emptied his pistol, the sperado' was about to. re-load when the wounded guard grappled with hint. "The bandit succeeded in knocking the guard over and, just the train passed Hsinfung sta-Gon, emall bye way halt way between Chinkiang and Tanyan, he attempted to escape by. jumping from the moving train.
When the train reached Tanyang, the guard promptly reported' the matter to the station master and the latter, in curn, informed the aificer in. charge' of "the troops} Stationed thave and sent a telephone message to the troops posted at} Hsinfung.
Armed parties immediately set! out along the line in search of the man and, as anticipated, the man was found at the place' where he Jumped from the t Lying in Seriously injured and unconscious condition beside the track, he seas picked up and taken to "Tanyang where he is being detained.
The wounded luggage keeper was taken to Changchow for treatment Dut his wounds were of a fatal ture and he passed away four hours after Ueing shot. The guard wa: able to come to Shanghai after receiving treatment and to make a report of the affair to the railway authorities who are now investigating.
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